Pete Marocco, who played a key role in overseeing the drastic reduction of foreign aid and the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Donald Trump administration, has departed from the State Department, officials said on Monday, The New York T
US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed the Joe Biden administration for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and claimed that the war would not have occurred if the 2020 election had not been "rigged."
Trump on Sunday said that there were no exceptions to the tariffs, as smartphones, laptops and other products were still subject to an existing 20 per cent duty and the items were being moved to a different tariff "bucket", as per Al Jazeera.
China has called on the United States to correct its mistakes by "completely cancelling" its tariffs, describing them as "wrong practice" and urging Washington to return to a "path of mutual respect" towards Beijing, France 24 reported.
In a confidential meeting last December, Chinese officials privately acknowledged responsibility for cyberattacks on US infrastructure, linking them to Washington's Taiwan policy, according to The Wall Street Journal. The revelation comes amid escalating tensions, aggressive cyber threats, a
Chinese export hubs like Shanghai and Guangdong are experiencing early disruptions as the US-China tariff war escalates. With shipping halted and factories at a standstill, tensions have intensified following sharp reciprocal tariff hikes announced by both governments this week.
Guidance posted by Customs and Border Protection, which collects duties on imports, indicated roughly 20 products that would be exempted from reciprocal tariffs. The electronic items include smartphones, computers, semiconductor chips and routers.
"Given, India's price competitiveness and supportive government policies, we expect GDP to see only a 0.1 per cent impact," said PHDCCI in a statement.
Amid the rising concerns over global trade due to Trump's tariff policy, Rosa Balfour, Director at Carnegie Europe, said that something must be done to protect the international trading system.